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How Are Local Governments Responding To Student Rental Problems In University Towns In The United States, Canada, And England?, Jack S. Frierson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

The Importance Of Conversation In Transitional Justice: A Study Of Land Restitution In South Africa, Bernadette Atuahene

All Faculty Scholarship

One of the most replicated findings of the procedural justice literature is that people who receive unfavorable outcomes are more likely to believe that the process was nonetheless legitimate if they thought that it was fair. Using interviews of 150 people compensated through the South African land restitution program, this article examines whether these findings apply in the transitional justice context where it is often unclear who the winners and losers are. The question explored is: When all outcomes are unfavorable or incomplete, how do people make fairness assessments? The central observation was that the ability of respondents and land …

American Dream In Flux: The Endangered Right To Lease A Home, Andrea Boyack

Faculty Publications

Homeownership in the US is on the decline and the percentage of the population that rents their residence is growing. Renters present a distinct demographic compared to owners, and most of the more vulnerable segments of society rent their homes. But the law prohibits renting a home in some neighborhoods. Occasionally, zoning provisions hamper the ability of would-be tenants and would-be landlords to rent. More typically, however, community restrictive covenants are what block rentals. Zoning prohibitions on rentals have been attacked as violations of property rights. But in condominiums and other privately governed neighborhoods, segregation of renters from owner occupants …

Profile - The Jacques Marchais Museum Of Tibetan Art, James Hagy, Kelly Cooper

Rooftops Project

Picture yourself leading a museum tucked into a 21st-century residential neighborhood, housed in a mid-20th-century building, mimicking a 16th-century Tibetan monastery, containing priceless art objects crossing a millennium. The Rooftops Project’s Kelly Cooper and Professor James Hagy visit the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art on Staten Island, New York.

Alms To The Rich: The Facade Easement Deduction, Wendy G. Gerzog

All Faculty Scholarship

This article presents the case for repeal of the façade easement deduction. Proponents of this benefit argue that the deduction encourages historic preservation by reimbursing property owners for relinquishing their right to alter the façade of their property in a way inconsistent with that conservation goal; however, this article shows that there are many reasons to urge its repeal: the revenue loss, the small number of beneficiaries, the financial demographics of that group of beneficiaries; the dubious industries that are supported by the deduction; and the continual marked overvaluation and abuse despite Congressional, court, and administrative review and expense.

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Profile - The Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, Evanston, Illinois, James Hagy, Carlee Cooper

Rooftops Project

A religious congregation envisions a new building better suited to its needs than its existing facility. But the location is perfect at its present suburban property. How might it start over while also observing green design principles? Rooftops Project team member Carlee Cooper and Professor James Hagy tour the new home of the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston, Illinois, with Michael Ross of Ross Barney Architects. It is the first place of worship in the United States to receive a LEED Platinum designation.

Who Should Be Providing Mortgage Credit To American Households?, David J. Reiss

Faculty Scholarship

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Justifying A Prudential Solution To The Williamson County Ripeness Puzzle, Katherine Mims Crocker

Faculty Publications

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A Comparative Study Of The Distribution Of Ownership Rights In Property In An Apartment Or Condominium Scheme In Common Law, Civil Law And Mixed Law Systems, C.G. Van Der Merwe

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Summary Of Sfr Investments Pool 1, Llc V. U.S. Bank, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 75, Amber Lilienthal

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The Court determined that (1) an HOA receives a true superpriority lien on a homeowner’s property under NRS 116.3116 making an HOA lien, with limited exceptions, “prior to all other liens and encumbrances” on the property, including first deeds of trust recorded before the dues became delinquent; and (2) an HOA lien can be foreclosed on nonjudicially.

Three's A Crowd: Examining Georgia's Options In The Tri-State Water Wars Under Principles Of International Law, Eva M. Lamanna

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Amending The Philippines' Laws Governing Foreign Property Ownership: The Extent To Which Mexican Law Can Serve As A Workable Template?, Joanna Smith

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

A Globally Sustainable Right To Land: Utilizing Real Property To Protect The Traditional Knowledge Of Indigenous Peoples And Local Communities, Jennifer Lynn Zweig

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Some Preliminary Thoughts On The Law Of Neighbors, James C. Smith

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Reconciling Indigenous And Women's Rights To Land In Sub-Saharan Africa, Aparna Polavarapu

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

A Funhouse Mirror Of Law: The Entailment In Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice, Peter A. Appel

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference Journal, Volume 3, William & Mary Law School

Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Journal

The Essence of Property

October 17-18, 2013

Panel 1: The Impact of a Leading Property Scholar: Defining the Essence of Property

Panel 2: Promoting Government Forbearance

Roundtable Panel: Implications of the Court's Recent Takings Cases

Panel 4: Property Rights in Times of Transition

Nevada's Foreclosure Epidemic: Homeowner Associations' Super-Priority Liens Not So "Super" For Some, Kylee Gloeckner

Nevada Law Journal

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Fairness, Equity, And A Level Playing Field: Development Goals For The Resilient City, Christopher K. Odinet

Faculty Scholarship

In the wake of the Great Recession and in the midst of a political climate that endorses the devolution of governmental power to more localized levels there has been a resurgence in recent years of the idea of the city as the center of American life. Competition between cities in capturing economic development projects has become palpable. Success can lead to job creation and growth, private investment, and, importantly, increased tax revenues. Cities often compete with one another by each offering their own package of public incentives. In the waning hours of negotiations hundreds of millions of public dollars can …

Progressive Property Moving Forward, Timothy M. Mulvaney

Faculty Scholarship

In his thought-provoking recent article, “The Ambition and Transformative Potential of Progressive Property,” Ezra Rosser contends that, in the course of laying the foundations of a theory grounded in property’s social nature, scholars who participated in the renowned 2009 Cornell symposium on progressive property have “glossed over” property law’s continuing conquest of American Indian lands and the inheritance of privileges that stem from property-based discrimination against African Americans. I fully share Rosser’s concerns regarding past and continuing racialized acquisition and distribution, if not always his characterization of the select progressive works he critiques. Where I focus in this essay, though, …

The Tax Treatment Of Mixed Personal And Rental Use Of Real Estate, Natsua Asai

Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato

In 2010, individual taxes provided almost half (43.35 %) of the U.S. Federal Revenue. Every U.S. citizen has an obligation to pay tax in order to support their government; however, they also have the right to keep tax as low as possible by effective tax planning (Smith, Harmelink, & Hasselback, 2012). Tax planning is a proper arrangement of transactions or affairs in order to reduce tax liability. Tax planning can become complex if the transaction involves multiple areas of tax law. I am going to discuss an aspect of real estate that involves multiple concepts and rules governing tax compliance: …

The Future Of The Private Label Securities Market, David J. Reiss

Cornell Law Faculty Working Papers

The PLS market, like all markets, cycles from greed to fear, from boom to bust. The mortgage market is still in the fear part of the cycle and recent government interventions in it have, undoubtedly, added to that fear. In recent days, there has been a lot of industry pushback against the government’s approach, including threats to pull out of various sectors. But the government should not chart its course based on today’s news reports. Rather, it should identify fundamentals and stick to them. In particular, its regulatory approach should reflect an attempt to align incentives of market actors with …

Summary Of Simmons Self-Storage V. Rib Roof, Inc., 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 57, Kelsey Bernstein

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The Court determined two issues: (1) whether a mechanic or materialman must prove either that the materials were only delivered for use or whether the materials were actually used for the property in order to establish a lien on the property; (2) whether a property subject to a lien may still be sold where a surety bond has been posted, or whether the lien judgment should be satisfied from the surety bond.

Summary Of In Re Irrevocable Trust Agreement Of 1979, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 63, Michael Paretti

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The Court determined whether unilateral mistakes, if proven, will allow a donor to rescind or reform an errant gift.

Putting A Price Tag On An Ocean View: The Impact Of Borough Of Harvey Cedars V. Karan On Partial-Taking Valuations, Bianca Iozzia

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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A Principled And Structured Approach For Ascertaining Beneficial Interests In Property Disputes: Chan Yuen Lan V See Fong Mun [2014] Sgca 36, Alvin W. L. See

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

In Chan Yuen Lan v See Fong Mun [2014] SGCA 36, the Court of Appeal provided important clarifications about the relationship between a resulting trust and a common intention constructive trust for the purpose of ascertaining beneficial interests in cases of property dispute. This issue, which has attracted much speculations, was left open in Lau Siew Kim v Yeo Guan Chye Terence [2007] SGCA 54 where the same court merely confirmed the continued relevance of the twin presumptions of resulting trust and advancement.

The Threat To Interest-Free Home Financing: The Problem Of State Governments' Prohibition Of Islamic-Compliant Financing Agreements, Matt Anderson

Hamline Law Review

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We Want What's Ours: Learning From South Africa's Land Restitution Program (Oxford University Press), Bernadette Atuahene

All Faculty Scholarship

http://wewantwhatsours.com

Millions of people all over the world have been displaced from their homes and property. Dispossessed individuals and communities often lose more than the physical structures they live in and their material belongings, they are also denied their dignity. These are dignity takings, and land dispossessions occurring in South Africa during colonialism and apartheid are quintessential examples. There have been numerous examples of dignity takings throughout the world, but South Africa stands apart because of its unique remedial efforts. The nation has attempted to move beyond the more common step of providing reparations (compensation for physical losses) to instead …

The Decline And Fall Of Constructive Notice, Lesley Rowe

Mercer Law Review

Georgia law is well settled that an improperly attested deed does not provide constructive notice to subsequent bona fide purchasers of property interests, even if the defective deed appears in the county registry. Nevertheless, there has been confusion over whether a properly attested document filed and recorded contemporaneously with an improperly attested security deed would provide constructive notice, preventing a bankruptcy trustee from using his or her strong-arm power to avoid the security deed. In Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Gordon (Gordon III), the Georgia Supreme Court laid this question to rest once and for all with a …

A Layperson's Guide To Fair Housing Law (2014), F. Willis Caruso, Michael P. Seng, Allison Bethel, John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Support Center

Faculty White Papers

Housing discrimination can take many forms. Laws have been passed at the federal, state, and local levels to prohibit housing discrimination, and attorneys and many fair housing groups are working to eradicate the problem. But the solution to the fair housing problem will not come solely through the work of attorneys and fair housing agencies and organizations; it will also have to come from an educated public that is unwilling to tolerate the cost of housing discrimination. Housing discrimination affects every individual in the United States. Realtors and brokers, bankers and mortgage lenders, insurance companies and developers, real estate buyers …